Cat = 02
The first scheduled event of the day wasn’t until 9:30 so we had time to sleep in a bit before hitting the gym. Exercise complete we stopped by the “corner treat store” for breakfast (a cookie for Cheryl, a Chocolate Croissant for me). Then it was back to the room for a quick shower, dressing, […]
We were up at 7:00 And off to the fitness center. We figure that’s the only way we will survive the week of all-inclusive debauchery. I hit the treadmill, Che grabbed a pair of 12 pound weights and worked on her arms, and we counted ourselves ready to face the day. A quick shower and
The day started with the 4:00 AM alarm. Being all packed we were up, ready and out the door when the taxi arrived at 4:30. Airport went smoothly In Salt Lake we met up with Bri, Tim, Diane and their friends Roy and Virginia. We were significantly delayed in boarding because they were giving the
Final prep day. I packed today (Cheryl packed, often, over the past few days. The other big event today was my visit to the dentist. I got a new crown to cover last week’s root canal. Now I’m good to go for whatever I find to eat or drink next week. We also got our
Up early, packed, breakfasted, and on the bus by 7:30. We checked bags and cleared security and had time to sit at the gate and wonder why we weren’t still asleep. The first stop was Istanbul. We had a long enough layover that we had time to take a few photos of their fancy new
Buckle Up Buttercup, this is our last day in Greece. This morning we headed to Philippi – the first town the Apostle Paul visited in Europe. As we left town we caught sight of the ”mausoleum of Galarius.” Once we were on the road the trip to Philippi took almost 2 hours so Dr. Smith
First, a photo I neglected to include yesterday. It seems wherever we go on this trip we see, at the edge of our sight, snow capped peaks. It’s a reminder that there are tall mountains in Greece, and that it’s winter here. Now on to today. After breakfast we took the short trip across town
After breakfast we checked out of our hotel, loaded the bus, and traveled the short distance to the Delphi site. After visiting the museum yesterday we had at least a passing understanding of what we would be seeing, but it was Really Cool to walk the pathways of this “center of the world.” Leaving the
Today will be bracketed by sun photos. Here’s the sunrise over breakfast this morning: Shortly after this was taken we boarded the bus and left Olympia headed for Delphi. Along the way we crossed the bridge over the Corinth Bay. An engineering marvel the bridge is almost 2 miles long and is one of the
We photo’d the sunrise, finished breakfast and set out – on foot because Olympia is so small – to the original Olympic village. Michaela told us a bunch of stories today, some Greek myth and some Olympic history. She described this as the location for the original Olympics because of the Fertility of the valley,